Etymology

crosscourt

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Today it means: Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court Full definition →

English court ← Middle English court ← Old French cort
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The story

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Latincōrs
  3. Old Frenchcort
  4. Middle Englishcourt
  5. Englishcourt
  6. English todaycrosscourt

From cross- + court.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.